MNR: St. John's Traditional Cache

In 1905 the railway was bought by the Isle of Man Railway, and trains through to Douglas then became more frequent. The railway system was busy until the 1950's, when the decline in tourism combined with the increase in road traffic made the demand for rail transport much less.

All of the line, along with the stations that had not already closed, was closed on 13th November 1965. It was re-opened in 1967, but lasted only until September 1968. A freight service of oil tanks continued for another year, but in 1974 all the tracks were lifted.

The original St. John's MNR station building was a simple wooden hut at the start of the line which branched from the 1873 Douglas to Peel line in the direction of Kirk Michael and Ramsey.

In 1884 the station location was moved to be more convenient for the proposed Foxdale line. In 1886 the Foxdale line opened and St. John's MNR station was upgraded to a stone building (still in existence) and a platform. St. Johns MNR Station closed to passengers in 1927, although passenger trains continued to run to Foxdale until 1943.

There is a Wikipedia article with more information.